Cleveland vs Conara

Conara is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 54 in Cleveland. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cleveland, most households are couple families. On these figures, Cleveland tends to suit couples and older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Cleveland is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 52%)
  • Conara has more parks and reserves (8 vs 2)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Conara

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Cleveland

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (106 min vs 124 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (150.5 km vs 159.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cleveland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 19%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Cleveland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.1% vs -2.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cleveland and Conara drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Cleveland Conara
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Cleveland Conara
Walkability 0 / 0
Cleveland — Walkability: 0/100 Conara — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 60 / 67
Cleveland — Low fire risk: 60/100 Conara — Low fire risk: 67/100

Demographics

Conara has more residents (127 vs 50); Cleveland skews older (54 vs 45).

Cleveland Conara
Population 50 127
+154% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.1% -2.3%
Median age 54 45
Median household income $71,500/yr
+14% vs other
 $61,724/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cleveland Conara
0-4 — / 3.1%
Cleveland — 0-4: not among its largest Conara — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 12.0% / 12.6%
Cleveland — 5-14: 12.0% Conara — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 — / 11.0%
Cleveland — 15-19: not among its largest Conara — 15-19: 11.0%
20-24 — / 2.4%
Cleveland — 20-24: not among its largest Conara — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 12.0% / 7.9%
Cleveland — 25-34: 12.0% Conara — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 6.0% / 8.7%
Cleveland — 35-44: 6.0% Conara — 35-44: 8.7%
45-54 10.0% / 15.0%
Cleveland — 45-54: 10.0% Conara — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 28.0% / 18.9%
Cleveland — 55-64: 28.0% Conara — 55-64: 18.9%
65-74 10.0% / 8.7%
Cleveland — 65-74: 10.0% Conara — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 20.0% / 10.2%
Cleveland — 75-84: 20.0% Conara — 75-84: 10.2%
85+ — / —
Cleveland — 85+: not among its largest Conara — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.0%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Cleveland Conara
England 10.0% / 2.4%
Cleveland — England: 10.0% Conara — England: 2.4%
New Zealand — / 2.4%
Cleveland — New Zealand: not among its largest Conara — New Zealand: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cleveland 66.7% couple families
Cleveland — Couple Families: 66.7% Cleveland — Lone Person: 33.3% Cleveland — Group Household: 0.0% Cleveland — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Conara 37.9% couple families
Conara — Couple Families: 37.9% Conara — Lone Person: 34.5% Conara — Group Household: 13.8% Conara — One Parent Families: 13.8%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cleveland 100.0% houses
Cleveland — Houses: 100.0% Cleveland — Townhouses: 0.0%
Conara 100.0% houses
Conara — Houses: 100.0% Conara — Townhouses: 11.1%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Cleveland Conara
Certificate III & IV 12.0% / 14.2%
Cleveland — Certificate III & IV: 12.0% Conara — Certificate III & IV: 14.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 3.1%
Cleveland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% Conara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.1%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 2.4%
Cleveland — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Conara — Bachelor Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.4%
Cleveland — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Conara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.2%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cleveland 17.4% renting
Cleveland — Owned Outright: 47.8% Cleveland — Mortgage: 34.8% Cleveland — Renting: 17.4%
Conara 27.3% renting
Conara — Owned Outright: 43.2% Conara — Mortgage: 29.5% Conara — Renting: 27.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Cleveland Conara
Rural and farming 97% 98%
Environmental 2%
same for both
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Cleveland Conara
New dwellings approved 184
across Northern Midlands
same for both
Approvals change year on year +104%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Cleveland Conara
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 57% of TAS Higher than 39% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of TAS Higher than 38% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 5% of TAS Higher than 11% of TAS

Liveability

Cleveland Conara
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cleveland Conara
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Low
33/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Cleveland Conara
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Cleveland Conara
Parks & reserves 2 8
Waterways 0 15

Mobility

Conara sits further from the CBD (159.9 km vs 150.5 km).

Cleveland Conara
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 150.5 km 159.9 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 106 min 124 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 7211
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 13
postcode 7211
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Cleveland Conara
Car (driver) 80.0% / 70.2%
Cleveland — Car (driver): 80.0% Conara — Car (driver): 70.2%
Worked from Home 20.0% / 14.9%
Cleveland — Worked from Home: 20.0% Conara — Worked from Home: 14.9%
Walked Only — / 8.5%
Cleveland — Walked Only: not among its largest Conara — Walked Only: 8.5%
Car (passenger) — / 6.4%
Cleveland — Car (passenger): not among its largest Conara — Car (passenger): 6.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).

Setting

Cleveland Conara
Elevation 190 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 174 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cleveland Conara
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
5 premises
 0%
27 premises

Climate

Cleveland Conara
Annual rainfall 714 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 19.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Cleveland Conara
Average residential rate $1,704/yr
same for both
Council Northern Midlands
same for both

Federal electorate

Cleveland Conara
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cleveland Conara
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cleveland

Retirees Rural

Conara

Rural

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